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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
Uncomfortable but rewarding reviewing, 28 August 2007

Author: scotty g-1 from Glasgow, Scotland

Managed to see this film at the Edinburgh film festival. Roller-coaster ride of emotions, uplifting in parts, haunting in others, it is not a film to view lightly. Great performances by the lead actors, utterly convincing which adds to the weight and subject matter.

Went along without knowing anything about the plot and I won't give Adapated from a stage play, the dialogue is excellent and draws you into the lives of characters each missing something from their lives.

Few films have made me think as much about the ending and the sequences that unfold as Blackbird has even though it was over 9 days since I saw it.

0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
An Interesting Film, 11 February 2013

Author: olog from New York City

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In Blackbird two lost souls come together, experience a moment of psychic relief in each others company, then explode in an inevitable supernova of self destructive depravity. An interesting film, which is essentially an exploration of addiction and the immutable psychological undertow it engenders, Blackbird is not easy to watch. This is because it so poignantly and painfully evokes the wild abandon inherent to surrender to drugs which seem to make life tolerable in the short run while ultimately destroying one's very capacity to cope and/or stand to be alive. There are numerous first-rate performances in Blackbird and the screenplay works well not only because the story is believable but more importantly because the dialogue rings so true. I found scenes in this film to be demoralizing, humorous, disgusting, titillating and finally terribly terribly depressing. I was wrung out by the final sequence wherein the lovers, as alone as people can be, come to their ultimate reckoning. Despite knowing from the beginning that fate could hardly treat these two with kindness, the journey towards the cataclysm was worth every minute.

1 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Deserving of Academy Award !, 12 April 2010

Author: (whereisdjtsunami@yahoo.com) from United States

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Saw this at The Phoenix Film Festival in April. The performances by lead actors Paul Sparks, who plays Baylis, a heroin addicted vet, and Gillian Jacobs, who stars as Froggy, a teen stripper, are amazing ! The film has real sense of purpose, portraying it's characters as vulnerable and giving you an unflinching look at their downward spiral. It is an uncompromising film and fascinating to watch these actors take on their part. You almost feel as though you are brought to the brink of their existence. Director Adam Rapp, one of the creative consultants to The L Word, shows real depth in his sophomore effort as writer-director. He is definitely a director on the horizon, and one to watch for ! Cant wait for his next project !

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